Sirach 17:20-24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Their iniquities are not hidden from him,
and all their sins are before the Lord.[a]
22 One’s almsgiving is like a signet ring with the Lord,[b]
and he will keep a person’s kindness like the apple of his eye.[c](A)
23 Afterward he will rise up and repay them,
and he will bring their recompense on their heads.(B)
24 Yet to those who repent he grants a return,
and he encourages those who are losing hope.(C)
Sirach 17:20-24
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth.
21 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins:
22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less.
23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination.
24 And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God.
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